type i, type ii, type iii, and why anyone cares
I kept seeing type i and type iii on labels and nodding like I knew what that meant. Here is the version I wish someone had given me first.
when to drink it, and whether the time of day really matters
People agonise over this. There are two timing windows with actual evidence behind them, and everything else is about whether you will remember.
the bone study nobody in this category talks about
Everyone sells collagen on skin. The strongest long term trial in the field is about bone, and almost nobody mentions it.
the nail study is the tidiest one in the whole category
Nails were the first thing I noticed and the first thing anyone else noticed. There is a study behind that, and it is unusually clean.
why hair takes longer than skin, and what is happening down there
Hair is the thing most people are quietly hoping for. It is also the slowest, and the reason why is genuinely interesting.
why 20 grams, when most collagen drinks hold under 10
I have spent an unreasonable amount of time turning cans around in the beverage aisle. The gap between the front and the back of a collagen drink is usually enormous.
